The wealthy businessman who allegedly tried to influence the U.S.
election with a “troll farm” in St. Petersburg is also behind Russian
mercenaries in Syria, according to U.S. intelligence reports.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s
meddling investigation last week, is also known as “Vladimir Putin’s
chef” for his beginnings as a restauranteur perceived closeness to the
Russian president.
Favors that he has done for the Kremlin go beyond the alleged trolling, however, according to assessments seen by the Washington Post that say he is “almost certainly” behind Russian nationals fighting alongside the forces of Syrian leader Bashar Assad.
Putin announced late last year that the forces he sent to prop up the
Assad regime and fight rebels including the Islamic State would leave
the country.
Source: Yahoo News
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